Chittagong Division
চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ | |
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Chattogram Division | |
Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.500°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Established | 1829 |
Capital and largest city | Chittagong |
Government | |
• Divisional Commissioner | Md. Tofayel Islam[1] |
• Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (58 seats) |
Area | |
• Total | 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 33,202,326 |
• Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official language | Bengali[3] |
• Regional language | Chittagonian Noahkhailla |
• Indigenous minority languages | |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
ISO 3166 code | BD-B |
Notable sport teams | Chattogram Challengers, Chittagong Division, Chittagong Abahani |
Website | www |
Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) and a population at the 2022 census of 33,202,326. The administrative division includes mainland Chittagong District, neighbouring districts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazar, the longest natural sea beach in the world;[5][6] as well as St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh's sole coral reef.
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